Allied Health: Obama Health Care Reform

Obama addressed The Nation yesterday to defend, clarify, and sale his ideas on health care. I was actually relieved that it seemed practical and versatile; I don't understand how anyone could complain! It addresses the three main groups of Americans; the insured, the uninsured because of health limitations, and the uninsured because of financial limitations. Here is a recap of the speech as I understood it.

Obama claims his new plan would do three things; 1) give people who have health insurance greater security and coverage, 2) set up a healthy marketplace for competition creating affordable access to coverage for those without insurance and 3) it would reduce care costs for all.

Obama also stated alarming statistics showing a sharp drop in health insurance coverage due to the recession and financial hardship that Americans have been experiencing. 45.7 million Americans were uninsured in 2007 and now the numbers have reached 46.3 million. It has been predicted that 6 million Americans will lose coverage.

2/3 of Americans claimed to support Obama's health care reform plan directly following his address. This number was up from 53% before. That means 1 in 7 Americans changed their minds.

I found it interesting that Obama encouraged everyone to participate in the health care reform of our country. He emphasized that if we do not participate as people and companies, his plan would not work. He also encouraged businesses to insure their employees saying that it gives an "unfair advantage" against competitors who are offering health care to employees. Obama also encouraged health care reform with the intention that responsible citizens can have more freedom to choose different jobs and career paths. So many people stay in jobs they don't like because they are afraid to lose health care for themselves and/or their families.

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